Skirtboard paint guard

Abstract

A paint guard for protecting a stair covering during the painting of a skirtboard on a staircase, the paint guard having a plurality of interconnected and generally perpendicular planar surfaces, including a surface for covering a portion of a stair tread, a surface for covering a portion of a stair riser, and a plurality of surfaces for covering the edges of the stair covering nearest the skirtboard. The paint guard also includes a concave portion attached to the surface for covering a portion of a stair tread, the concave portion covering a forward edge portion of a staircase tread. The paint guard is either rigidly made or constructed of a durable material that can be bent and folded into the final shape, and is adjustable in size to fit on staircases of varying dimension.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableNAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not ApplicableINCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXT FILE VIA THE EFS-WEB[0004]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR A JOINT INVENTOR[0005]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0006](1) Field of the Invention[0007]The present invention relates to a skirtboard paint guard, more particularly, to a paint guard which is suitable to protect stair carpeting when painting the skirtboard on a staircase.[0008]A skirtboard, as is known in the building trades, is a trimboard which runs with the rake, pitch or incline of the stair against a wall on a closed side of a staircase. While usually nonstructural, a skirtboard protects the drywall or other wall surface and adds to the decor of the staircase. It is often desirable t...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a skirtboard paint guard that can be easily used to paint skirtboards on staircases. The skirtboard paint guard protects the stair surface while painting and can be quickly moved from step to step or from staircase to another. It is easily removed, cleaned, and reused in another painting application. The skirtboard paint guard prevents paint from dripping, splattering, or splashing onto the stair surface and allows for complete paint coverage between the skirtboard and the covering material of the staircase. It reduces preparation time for the staircase and prevents paint from getting on carpeting or other surfaces.

Problems solved by technology

Although various paint guards for baseboards have been proposed in the prior art, such as the paint guard disclosed by Ivankovich in U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,654, no paint guard designed specifically for the skirtboard of a staircase has been proposed.

Painter's tape is labor intensive, as several strips must often be applied in order to obtain the necessary width of protective coverage.

The tape must be applied to both the risers and the treads, adding more time and effort.

When painter's tape is removed upon completion of the staircase painting job, it very often is messy and introduces paint drips onto the surface being protected.

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